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First 200 Moviegoers in Line at 200 AMC Theatres Nationwide Can Enjoy The
Biggest Advance-Screening Program in Universal’s History

Tickets for “Sing Saturday” screenings are available on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 200 moviegoers in line at participating AMC Theatres on Saturday, November 26 (10 a.m. local time). Audiences are encouraged to bring their family and friends of all ages and experience the film Variety calls “a game changer.” Moviegoers must be in line to receive a ticket for the screening. For more information and a list of AMC Theatres participating in “Sing Saturday,” please visit www.SingSaturday.com

“For AMC movie-loving audiences of all ages who have cooked through
Thanksgiving Thursday and shopped through Black Friday, AMC is thrilled
to offer a holiday-entertainment treat with Sing Saturday,” said
Elizabeth Frank, EVP and Chief Content and Programming Officer, AMC
Theatres.

“We are so proud that ‘Sing Saturday’ marks the biggest
advance-screening program in the history of Universal Pictures and are
honored to join AMC as we kick off the holiday season with
Illumination’s gift for moviegoers of every generation,” said Nick
Carpou, President of Distribution, Universal.

“For the past several years, Sing has been a labor of love for everyone at Illumination, as well as the tireless performers who have poured their hearts into this movie,” said Chris Meledandri, Founder and CEO of Illumination. “We know audiences of all ages will embrace the heart and the humor of this extraordinary film and can’t wait for movie lovers to experience Sing over Thanksgiving weekend, throughout the holiday season and beyond.”

Following the release of this summer’s comedy blockbuster The Secret Life of Pets, Illumination presents Sing this holiday season.
With its highly relatable characters, heart and humor, the first collaboration between writer/director Garth Jennings (Son of Rambow, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri marks the sixth fully animated feature from the studio.

Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (McConaughey), a dapper koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal—some might even say delusional—optimist who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now faced with the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.

Five lead contestants emerge: Mike (MacFarlane), a mouse who croons as smoothly as he cons; Meena (Kelly), a timid teenage elephant with an enormous case of stage fright; Rosita (Witherspoon), an overtaxed mother run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets; Johnny (Egerton), a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family’s felonies; and Ash (Johansson), a punk-rock porcupine struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo.

Each arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life. And as Buster coaches each of his contestants closer and closer to the grand finale, he starts to learn that maybe the theater isn’t the only thing that is in need of saving.

From the creators of Despicable Me, Sing—in which Academy Award®
winners Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon lead an all-star
cast—arrives nationwide on December 21, 2016.

NETFLIX TO RELEASE ANGELINA JOLIE'S FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER IN PRESTIGE THEATERS IN TOP 10 MARKETS ON SEPTEMBER 15, THE SAME DAY FILM LAUNCHES WORLDWIDE ON THE SERVICE
Following standing ovations at Telluride, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
Following standing ovations and rave reviews at its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, Netflix announced today that Angelina Jolie's
First They Killed My Father will open theatrically on Friday, September 15th in the top 10 markets, the same day that it launches globally on the service. Prior to that, it will screen tonight, Monday, September 11th at the Toronto International Film Festival. Last night, on Sunday, September 10th, Jolie joined TIFF"s Artistic Director Cameron Bailey on stage for an IN CONVERSATION WITH... discussion of

The 2017 nominations for the Phoenix Film Critics Society’s annual awards have been announced. "The Shape of Water" leads the field with 14 nominations, including best picture, best director, best original screenplay, best actress nomination for Sally Hawkins and two supporting actor nods for Richard Jenkins and Michael Shannon. "Dunkirk" follows with 8 nominations and "Blade Runner 2049" with 7.